The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-27
YOUNG WIFE LED ASTRAY.
Fashionable Circles in Montreal Agi
tated Over a Great Scandal.
IL.ox, Al Z, NJ, Vo.I. Co.,

From the NelU York Sun.
MONTREAL, Nov. Questionable circles
in Montreal are greatly agitated over a
scandal that affects one of its leading mem
bers. Prof. Prume has long been known as
one of the most talented of Canadian musi-
clans, and ne moves in the best French
Canadian society here. He is also we'll
known in Paris and other cities of the Cont
nent, and is by special appointment violin
list to the King of Belgium. Ten years ago
he was united in marriage to one of the
reigning French Canadian bellies, a Miss
Martelle, who also belongs to a well-known
musical family. She was beautiful and ac-
complished. A musician herself of consider
able promise she desired to finish her educa-
ton, and to do so her husband desired to
take her to Paris and have her instructed
under the best masters. Prof. Prume and
his wife took up fashionable quarters in
Paris, and soon became favoriteS in society.
The beauty of the young wife, who was
hardly over 90, attracted many admirers.
Among these was one Count de Vechi a
man of leisure and wealth, who soon be-
came assiduous in his tentions to her.
For days he followed her in the streets in
Paris thinking how to obtain an introduce
ton. AT length he resolved upon a bold
stroke, relying upon the young wife's inno-
cence and trustfuneSs to assist him, On
one of the boulevards of Paris he saw her
| one day, and, springing from his carriage,
approached her.
"Pardon, madame" he said, 81 know |
| am transgressing the law of politeness in
| thus addressing you but you so strikinglv
fatherly heart has gone out toward you. In
| great emotions the rules of the world must
be ignored Let this be my excuse for such
rudenesS."
The young woman did not dispute for an
| instant that the benevolent looking gentle
man before her meant what he said. She
| pardoned him and prepared to pass on, but
he persisted, and asked her if she would not
promise to visit him at his house, saving
that he was old and lonely, and voice to
| recall that of the dead would be sweet to
him. The young wife replied that she GER
talnly could not continue such intimacy as
this without her husband sharing in it.
"Ah. madame, you must bring him with
you. insist upon knowing him." was the
answer.
Husband and wife visited the Count. and
were made SO welcome that the visits were re-
peated. The nobleman made his influence
felt in the outer world to assist the couple,
who congratulated themselves upon having
gained so powful patron. One day as
they were promenading the spacious halls of
his chateau, he turned to them and said:
"You see here great wealth, luxury upon
luxury in art and in literature. I have
lackeys at my beck and call, and when YOU
leave here you say to yourselves. How hap
Ply he is and how powerful, yet am Meth
er happy nor powerful, for l am alone in
this magnifcence and not powerful enough
to persuade any one for whom care to hive
here with me-" Then turning to his guests
with a smile, he added: "But you, my
friends, will you not reside with me and
help me to that happiness that without you
l cannot obtainp
The result was that Prof. Prume and his
wife went to live with the Count, who then
continued his attentions to the young wife,
and finally succeeded in his object. When
the fact that his wife was unfaithful to him
dawned upon Prof. Prume's MUD he at
once decided to leave her and return to
Canada. Nine. Prume remained in Paris
with the Count. Efforts are beng made TO
induce her to return to Canada, and her
mother has gone on a special mission to
France to bring back the erring one. Prof
Prume is at present in Montreal, and in
tends to apply fer divorce.